deserter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
deserter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
desertification
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China"
desertion
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
desertion
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the act of giving something up
deserve
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
deserved
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ properly deserved; "a merited success"
deservedly
— Biord
– Engelsk
~ as deserved; "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season"
deserving
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor"; "a deserving cause"
deservingness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
desex
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
desexualise
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualise
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
desexualize
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualize
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
deshabille
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
desiccant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
desiccate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
desiccate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
desiccate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"